EXCLUSIVE: The shallow grave where Nicola Pienaar's body was found

Since Nicola Pienaar went missing on 5 January her mother has hoped for a miracle – that her daughter would be found alive.

But it was not to be. On Monday the news broke that Nicola’s body had been found in a shallow grave in Paarl.

According to reports Nicola’s body was found at about 11 pm on Sunday night.

PHOTO: Misha Jordaan

On Monday the Paarl police confirmed that Nicola’s body had been found in the yard of their main suspect’s house in Paarl. But they declined to say if Nicola’s boyfriend, Jacobus Johannes Oosthuizen (32), was the main suspect.